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Hey I just remembered I have not posted from my phone lately. I am hoping that I remember how.

We went to homecoming at MSU over the weekend. It was fun. The boys got a lot of candy and gum at the parade. MSU won the football game. I got to see a few old professors. Dinner at June and Tims was nice. Lynn and Tim had done a very nice job on the new deck.

I got to set up Mom's new laptop and wireless network for the house. Her printer was a little bit of a pain. It is a HP photosmart with build in wireless. It connected to the router on the 2nd try. I forgot to reset the router the first time so the printer saw it but could not connect. The problem was with adding it to Mom's laptop device manager. The disk that came with the printer did not include drivers for W7. The HP drivers on the HP web site did not want to use the printer as a wireless device. In the end I had to use the generic drivers for HP in W7 to get it to print. Mom will lose some of the photo settings this way but will be able to print out most everything.

She IM me on FB at night saying the Office trail on the laptop was not taking the Key she was given for it. I wonder if it has already lapsed and she will need to get a full version of it loaded. It was very neat she sent me the IM.

The boys are loving P vs Z on there computer. I am glad I loaded it for them. E has 2 more weeks of socer and Gman is done with baseball until the Spring. I need to get him with a hitting coach this winter. Basketball will be starting next month so just a little slow down for us.

Hope everyone has a great week
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So has anyone gone to see The Social Network?  I am not sure if I want to see it or not.  Everyone who cares about it knows that Mark Zuckerberg screwed over his friends to make more money for himself.  Is there really a movie here?  The real question for sites  like Twitter and FB will be what do they become as the more and more people use them.  How will the sites change and how will they change us?  I remember back in the 80s with the huge run up of membership in AOL.  It was to be new place for people to talk, play games, reconnect with people.  It want people to use its dial up network to get to the internet and its software to be a homepage for their trips into the World Wide Web.  AOL is still out there but it has changed and floundered.  Will it be the road map for these new outlets?  Or will it be the road map on what not to do?  


I was talking last night to a dad of one of my baseball players.  He has left his job to start a marketing business.  His clients all know they need and want to be on the ground floor of social marketing.  The companies need information on what and how their customers are using online media.  He has been sitting up focus groups for them and even doing observations about how households are setting up wireless networks in their homes.  I did not ask him about the clients but I can guess that they are not worried about hard ware and equipment but selling  goods and services to people who are using the new hardware and media.  I could net help but think about the information we all share online at places like FB, Twitter, and even AOL.  This is the information companies are willing to pay for that we are giving away for free.  


Do not get me wrong.  I am addicted to twitter. I like FB.  I have great friends with whom I play online poker with on AOL.  I just wish I was smart enough to figure out which way the new media will move and how we will move with it.

Hello October

What a beautiful fall day for the First of October.  I am glad it has cooled off and fall has arrived.  I am looking forward to the drive down to West KY next weekend. First trip in the new vehicle. Beth is happy with the new Freestyle.  The boys seem to be getting use to it.  We will see how it travels on Friday. On the trip I hope the trees will be in full fall color mode.  The lack of rain this end of summer may not help them much or it might.  I can't remember enough biology to know.  The boys can't wait to see Mom and Lynn but also want to go to the homecoming parade again.  Not sure if I want to get up early enough to get Murray for the parade.  We have got our BSU invitations this week.  Mark, if you see this, you can just send one not one to each.  I hope to see lots of people at the Zoo.  It has been a few years since I have gotten to go.  Beth and the boys have went a couple of times without me because of work.

I have really grown to like my little netbook.  The keyboard is much better than I first thought.  The touch pad is not bad but I am very glad I got my mouse.  I am now looking at how to set up my BB to it as a modem so I can connect to the net when I am not near a Wi-Fi connection.  Beth also told me that Mom bought a laptop.  So I plan to see it and her set up in the house for internet.  Before now she just had the cable modem on her desk top. I can see getting to set up a Wi-Fi network at her house this weekend.  It will be fun if I do it.

I am still looking into new jobs.  I had a phone interview last week and a lunch meeting planned for this Monday.  I hope it goes well.  The new office has help with my stress level but the sale of the company by 1st quarter 2011 has kept me looking.  It is still a tough time to look for work and I am thankful for my job.  I just know I need to be looking.

Well everyone have a great weekend.

So we have done are part for the economy

Beth has her new vehicle, 2007 Ford Freestyle. A few early thoughts on the freestyle.  It rides better than the van and has really good pick up for a small V6.  I am not thrilled with the small spare tire (not a mini but not full size) and only a 14 gallon gas tank.  Wheel base and over all length are closer to the truck than the van so Beth may need a little time to get use to it.  The brakes and steering are a lot like the van's.  The four doors are like a SUV's than the automatic doors on the van so the boys no longer get to push a button to close them.  The third row seating is smaller than the van's and will be harder to get into.  On the up side it will lay flat for extra cargo space.

 I am now bias by owning one but I am not sure why the vehicles did not take off as a crossover minivan/SUV because it sure does fit with our needs.  Beth will have pictures up on Facebook at some point. Thanks again to Marci for all your help.

As for my new toy.  Its a HP mini with a 10 inch screen with an Atom N470 @ 1.83 ghz processor. The keyboard is about 85% of a standard but I like the chic-let keys. The touch pad is more responsive than the one on Beth's laptop but that is not saying much because I really am not good with either of them. So I spent a little more for my own wireless laser mouse  .

 I used Windows 7 download to upgrade the OS from XP and saved from myself from having to get a external DVD player.  Who am I kidding, I was feeling bad for buying a toy for myself and could not justify another purchase when I knew I should be able to do the download.  All told it cost less than an Ipad (including the W7) and it is a lot more functional.

So I hope to be doing more writing now.  

WEG and a new car.

Beth has the boys at Cub Scouts.  Rain has started in Lexington and its the opening night for the WEG.  Beth is already for the games to be over.  I hope all the people have fun but I do not want to go anywhere near the Ky Horse Park for the next 2 weeks.

The big talk has been is Lexington going to ready for all the people.  I am not sure but I know we are getting a lot of bike and riding trails out of it.  The bus stops on the north side of town look better than they have ever looked.  All of the brass horse statues are kind of cool.  The UK football team is at Florida this weekend and the at Ole Miss so traffic at Commonwealth will not be extra bad on the weekends.  I wonder how the police are going to handle traffic and the change in patterns around New Circle.  I know we plan on going to Frankfort tomorrow after ballgames to avoid some of the people.

The second reason we are going to Frankfort is the new car.  We have been looking to replace Beth's van for about 6 months.  Marcie at Crossroad Ford has been helping us look. She also sold us the van back in 2005.  She has found us a Ford freestyle.  Beth test drove it today and liked it.  So if the price is right we will be getting a new vehicle tomorrow.  Have not told the boys yet but they both asked why is  mommy is cleaning out the van.  They can be very smart sometimes.

Well this is the first posting to the blog by the netbook.  Seems to work just great. Everyone have a great weekend.

Another weekend and another Saturday of games and Cub Scouts.  Beth has the Cub Scout Fund raisers going so let us know if you need popcorn or if you live near Lexington the food discount cards.  Go the link if you want the details. Call Beth's cell if you want to buy any.

I am really liking Netflix.  I got to watch James Clavell's Shogun  last week.  I forgot how good a job they did taking that book and making it into a miniseries.  I am going to get Herman Wouk Winds of War and War and Remembrance as well in the coming days.  Clavell and Wouk are 2 of my favorite authors.  It would cost way to much for the networks to ever make those types of series again.  I just wish they would do something with Whirlwind and  Gai-Jin.  Both are great books and would make good movies or mini-series.  

Well UK is starting out 3-0 getting ready for Florida next week and its time for bed.  Everyone have a good weekend,

Pictures

Just some pictures tonight.

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Gman Pitching

Another Gman

E at Tball

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